Carmakers accelerate incentivesIt's October, so rebates on the remaining 2003 models at car lots are hardly a surprise. But dealers also are offering deals on new 2004 arrivals, even as they're still trying to dispose of the 2003s.

Eckberg: Daily GrindWith clippers in one hand, a comb in the other and a counter full of hair products nearby, the owner of the corner hair salon and its NASCAR cousin, the barbershop, are not usually seen as mainstream examples of American entrepreneurs.

Erpenbeck archive
A. William Erpenbeck spent years building a company that appears to be crumbling. One of the Tristate's biggest home builders, the Erpenbeck Co., is under federal investigation for a suspected bank fraud that is affecting lenders, subcontractors and home owners. Click here for links to all Enquirer reports.